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Sakala C, Yang YT, Corry MP. 2013. Maternity care and liability: Pressing problems, substantive solutions. New York, NY: Childbirth Connection, 151 pp.

Annotation: This report, which is intended to inform stakeholder groups, health professionals, health professional educators, hospital and health plan administrators, insurers, employes, researchers, childbearing women and their families, consumer advocates, and journalists, assesses the impact of the liability environment on maternity care in the United States and offers strategies for better achieving aims of the liability system. The report describes patterns and trends in liability-system performance with respect to maternity services, focusing on the liability insurance market, the experience of maternity providers in securing liability insurance, their experience with claims and lawsuits, the incidence of negligent injury and compensation for it, defensive maternity practice, career satisfaction of maternity caregivers and its relationship to liability and quality, and deterrent effects of the liability system. The report also proposes seven core criteria for a high-functioning liability system.

Contact: National Partnership for Women and Families, Childbirth Connection , 1725 Eye Street, Suite 950 , Washington, DC 20006, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://nationalpartnership.org/childbirthconnection/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Childbirth, Health services, Injury, Legal processes, Liability, Liability insurance, Medical liability, Pregnant women, Trends

American Dental Association, Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations. [1999]. Proceedings: Dentists C.A.R.E. (Child Abuse Recognition and Education) conference, July 31–August 1, 1998. [Chicago, IL]: American Dental Association, Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations, 76 pp.

Annotation: These conference proceedings are from the Dentists C.A.R.E. (Child Abuse Recognition and Education) Conference held in 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. Included are presentations on the following aspects of child abuse: clinical signs of child abuse and neglect specific to dentistry; forensic dentistry and case management; legal and liability issues related to reporting suspected abuse; ethical issues related to child abuse and family violence; psychological and patient management considerations in treating pediatric patients; dentistry's interventions and perspectives in preventing child abuse and neglect; the American Medical Association's perspective; and family violence as a public health issue. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, Contact Fax: xxx E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescents, Case management, Child abuse, Child neglect, Child protective services, Children, Coalitions, Conference proceedings, Dentists, Ethics, Family violence, Legal responsibility, Liability, Oral health, Parents, Psychological needs

University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Community Health Sciences, Maternal and Child Health Training Program. 1989. Making change happen: What works?—Looking back, moving forward: Proceedings, fourth annual maternal and child health leadership conference. Chicago, IL: University of Illinois at Chicago, Maternal and Child Health Training Program, 124 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings of the Fourth Annual Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Regions V and VII, summarize the keynote and plenary addresses, and the discussions of several focus groups. The conference, attended by multidisciplinary professionals in maternal and child health, focused on expanding the knowledge and leadership skills of managers. Topics included prenatal care, outcome measures, cultural issues, services for children with special health needs, adolescent services, dental health, data collection, maternal substance abuse, and child care. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Maternal and Child Health Program, 1603 West Taylor Street (M-C923), Chicago, IL 60612-7259, Telephone: (312) 996-0724 Fax: (312) 996-3551 Web Site: http://www.uic.edu/sph/mch Available from the website. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHD045.

Keywords: Case management, Child care, Children with special health care needs, Community health services, Culturally competent services, Health behavior, Hispanic Americans, Liability, Neonatal screening, Nutrition, Oral health, Pregnancy, Prenatal care, School based clinics, Statistics, Transition to independent living, Vital statistics

Institute of Medicine, Committee to Study Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care. 1989. Medical professional liability and the delivery of obstetrical care, Vol. I. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 241 pp.

Annotation: This study examined the effects of medical professional liability on the delivery of and access to obstetrical care. This volume reports on the effects on the availability of obstetrical providers, impacts on the provision of obstetrical care to poor women and women served by Medicaid, effects on the practice of obstetrics, obstetrical malpractice insurance, and the legal system. A companion volume includes background papers commissioned for the study.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Contact Phone: (800) 624-6242 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available from the website. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHG063.

Keywords: Access to health care, Liability insurance, Medical malpractice, Obstetrics

Rostow VP, Bulger RJ, eds. 1989. Medical professional liability and the delivery of obstetrical care, Vol. II: An interdisciplinary review. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 238 pp.

Annotation: This book addresses the effects of medical professional liability issues on access to and delivery of obstetrical care. It discusses the medical background of these issues, effects on access to and delivery of obstetrical care to low-income women, liability insurance and the nurse-midwifery practice, and the legal issues. This study was undertaken by the Institute of Medicine following an inquiry by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1984.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 0-309-03986-X (v. II).

Keywords: Access to health care, Cesarean section, Genetic screening, Legal issues, Malpractice insurance, Medical liability, Midwives, Obstetrical care

Andrews LB. 1985. Legal liability and quality assurance in newborn screening. Chicago: IL: American Bar Foundation, 153 pp.

Annotation: This book contains a collection of articles about quality assurance in newborn screening programs. The articles aim to answer three main questions: What types of errors are occurring in newborn screening programs that could give rise to lawsuits? What quality control mechanisms would help assure that screening programs would be less likely to make errors? What legal changes would make negligence less likely to occur and would assure that when negligence did occur the legal action proceeded in an equitable manner? [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Legal issues, Liability, Metabolic diseases, Neonatal screening, Quality assurance

U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Labor and Human Resources. 1985. National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act of 1985: Hearing. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2 v. (99th Congress, 1st Session; report 99-222, parts 1 and 2)

Annotation: These hearings of the Labor and Human Resources Committee discussed an amendment to the Public Health Service Act to provide for the compensation of children and others who have sustained vaccine related injuries. Part two specifically discusses whether victims should be required to give up their right to sue as a condition of receiving compensation from the government.

Keywords: Children, Congressional hearings, Immunization, Medical liability, Public Health Service Act, Vaccination effects
   

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